Football transfer ticker: Liverpool FC probably interested in Manu Koné from Borussia Mönchengladbach

Highlights: Liverpool said to be interested in Borussia Mönchengladbach's Manu Koné. Inter Milan apparently want to sign Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard. Stefan Posch will leave TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for Bologna permanently. Goalkeeper Mark Flekken is leaving SC Freiburg for Brentford FC in the Premier League. The transfer fee for the Dutchman is said to have been 13 million euros. The 27-year-old does not want to extend his contract with FC Bayern, which runs until 2024.

Who's coming, who's going? The most important transfers and rumours: today with a departure from TSG Hoffenheim, Jürgen Klopp's interest in a Bundesliga talent and Inter Milan, which is probably courting Benjamin Pavard.

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Borussia Mönchengladbach's Manu Koné is said to be on Liverpool's list

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Liverpool interested in Koné

Liverpool FC is said to have entered the poker game for midfield talent Manu Koné from Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach. This is reported by the »Sport Bild«. The English Premier League club with coach Jürgen Klopp have already contacted Koné's management and deposited their interest in the 22-year-old.

The intentions of the Reds were "real and big", it was said from the environment of the Frenchman. Since Tuesday, Jörg Schmadtke, who was once under contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach as a player and assistant coach, has been supporting Liverpool's transfer efforts as the new sporting director.

Gladbach are said to be considering 40 to 45 million euros as a possible transfer fee for Koné. The defensive midfielder's contract with the Borussians runs until 30 June 2025.

Inter Milan knock on Pavard's door

Champions League finalists Inter Milan apparently want to sign Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard. According to Corriere dello Sport, the 27-year-old does not want to extend his contract with FC Bayern, which runs until 2024, and wants to move to Milan early.

In the case of the Lombards, he is expected to replace the Slovak Milan Škriniar, from whom the Nerazzurri want to part. Inter are reportedly willing to invest €20 million in Pavard, 2018 World Cup winner. However, it is still unclear whether Bayern want to let the ex-Stuttgart player go for this sum.

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Posch moves permanently to Bologna

Defender Stefan Posch, who is on loan at FC Bologna, will leave TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for good. The Italian first division club has exercised the purchase option for the 26-year-old Austrian, as the Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday.

Posch was loaned to Bologna last September after eight years at TSG, and his contract with the Kraichgau club originally ran until 30 June 2024. He made 109 Bundesliga appearances for Hoffenheim.

Flekken joins Brentford from Freiburg

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken is leaving SC Freiburg as expected. As the Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday, the 29-year-old Dutchman is moving to Brentford FC in the Premier League. In the ninth place of the English championship, Flekken signed a four-year contract. The transfer fee is said to be 13 million euros.

"This is a completely new chapter for me and the next big step in my career," said Flekken. The Dutch national goalkeeper moved to Freiburg from MSV Duisburg in 2018. "My time at the sports club has shaped me and I am grateful to be able to experience this as an athlete and as a person," he said. Last year, U21 European champion and young international Kevin Schade moved from Breisgau to Brentford.

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